A dinner party is planned this month to honor Judy Bell, who is retiring as director of the Jamestown Philomenian Library. The celebration will be held at the Portuguese American Citizens Club on Friday, Feb. 25, starting at 6 p.m. More...

The next book for discussion by the Jamestown Library Book Discussion Group will be held on Monday, Feb. 14, at 7 p.m., and Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 1 p.m. The book discussed will be “Secret Scripture” by Sebastian Barry. More...

Island resident Dara Chadwick, author of the award-winning book “You’d Be So Pretty If…: Teaching Our Daughters to Love Their Bodies – Even When We Don’t Love Our Own,” will speak about her book, her experience as More...

Snow, sleet, rain and frigid temperatures are not deterring the dismantling of the last section of the Old Jamestown Bridge. The weather just makes the work more difficult, according to Project Manager Larry Ahearn of Reagan Construction Corpor More...

The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society. 100 years ago From the Newport Journal, February 11, 1911 More...

“Jamestown and the Silver Screen,” the year-long series of activities sponsored by non-profit organizations on the island and spearheaded by the Jamestown Historical Society, got off to a stellar start last Friday with the showing of two More...